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Sushi To Go
Category:
Delis
3073 Canal St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20007
(202) 333-6774
While not the best sushi in town, it's good for a night in with friends. Allow time for delivery,...
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While not the best sushi in town, it's good for a night in with friends. Allow time for delivery, which often takes about 45 minutes. The combos are good deals, and the edamame is worth a couple extra dollars. It's pretty much what you would expect from a place called "Sushi To Go." Not open on Sundays.
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Panda Cafe
Category:
Restaurants
2138 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20037
(202) 337-9119
It used to be your typical low-cost Chinese place: minimum dine-in accommodations and mostly...
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It used to be your typical low-cost Chinese place: minimum dine-in accommodations and mostly take-out/delivery. In the past couple years, it’s changed a lot. They’ve added some Japanese items to the menu and added a modern look to upgrade the dining facilities. But it’s still pretty much your typical (and loveable) low-cost Chinese place. So, I wouldn’t recommend the sushi.
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I had a mouse problem at my old apartment and contacted Attack Termite and Pest Control for a...
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I had a mouse problem at my old apartment and contacted Attack Termite and Pest Control for a quote. They came to my apartment to assess the situation and provide me with a quote. It was a lengthy process that costed more than I wanted to pay but they were able to get rid of my mouse problem.
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Mehran Restaurant
Category:
Restaurants
2138 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20037
(202) 342-0056
This restaurant offers a great hearty buffet for less than $10. There is a good selection of...
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This restaurant offers a great hearty buffet for less than $10. There is a good selection of non-vegetarian items along with bread and rice. And you can have multiple servings. The food is average but for the price it is pure value for money.
The restaurant however does not have a good selection of non-vegetarian offerings.
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Park Press
Category:
Printers Services
1518 K St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20005
(202) 347-7979
When your office copier goes bust or your printer runs out of ink, Park Press will come to the...
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When your office copier goes bust or your printer runs out of ink, Park Press will come to the rescue. For fairly reasonable prices they will handle printing or copying of jobs large and small and also sell the basics to get your office back on track like ink cartridges. The prices are comparable to Kinkos and the like and the lines may be shorter here.
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Bluemercury
Category:
Personal Care
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20001
(202) 342-8900
I love the brands this store carries-- more exclusive than the ones at sephora, with a targeted...
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I love the brands this store carries-- more exclusive than the ones at sephora, with a targeted audience. I love that it's so convenient to the metro, and that they're open long hours. i havent tried their spa services, though i'm not inclined to- the staff have always been snooty when I've gone!
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Statesman
Category:
Apartments & Buildings
2020 F St NW Apt 416
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20006
(202) 331-8827
...and I am very ambivalent about the building. For undergraduates, it is akin to an...
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...and I am very ambivalent about the building. For undergraduates, it is akin to an :off-campus" dormitory, but right in the center of campus. The maintanence repairs are normally in good time, but I have had repetitive problems.
Also, the lack of choices for cable/satellite makes living in the building more expensive than it needs to be.
They are currently changing windows, but ran into a big problem that is keeping my apartment very cold.
But the staff is helpful, and the neighbors are friendly
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Sun Spectacles
Category:
Eyeglasses
1813 18th St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20009
(202) 332-3595
If you're like me, you probably think it's a bit silly to devote an entire store to selling...
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If you're like me, you probably think it's a bit silly to devote an entire store to selling sunglasses. However, many folks won't live without their shades and for those people Sun Spectacles is the place to go! They have all the typical designer names and a very fetching collection of frames and lenses. This is not the place to go for a bargain as these will cost you plenty, but for some this is worth it, especially if you like to have many choices.
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Marvelous Market
Category:
Uncategorized
3217 P St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20007
(202) 333-2591
This is not the place to go for a bargain lunch. However, Marvelous Market does offer a variety...
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This is not the place to go for a bargain lunch. However, Marvelous Market does offer a variety of gourmet meals for the person on the run. There is a microwave and large seating area where you can enjoy a nice hot meal. There is a large selection of sandwiches and salads. They also serve breakfast, sweets and fresh bread. The line can get long at times but they will add cashiers to get you out quickly. This is a good place for a quick lunch meeting.
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Baked & Wired
Category:
Cafes
1052 Thomas Jeffrsn St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20007
(202) 333-2500
I first heard of Baked & Wired when I went to my job interview in Georgetown last year. The...
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I first heard of Baked & Wired when I went to my job interview in Georgetown last year. The manager where I interviewed gave me a coupon for a free coffee. I still have that coupon to this day. Since then, I've frequented the coffee/espresso/tea bar many times, often early in the morning when I needed a caffeine boost.
Baked & Wired is located on Jefferson, by the C&O Canal, and you can easily overlook it, if not for the bright yellow painted framework. It's connected to a copy/graphics place called Zap. For the most part, this is a pay-and-go coffee shop. In the Zap portion of the building, there's a table that seats about 3-5 people. Sometimes there's someone using their laptop, sipping their cup of joe, utilizing the free wireless. In the B&W portion, there's enough seating for maybe two people. So not a place for a mass gathering. However, if you're looking for a cup of coffee and you don't want Starbucks, this is what you're looking for.
Now, I don't drink coffee much anymore, so I'll review the teas. My favorite is probably the chai, which is great hot or iced. A lot of places don't get chai right, but this place does (although my favorite chai is at Teaism). My experience with the tea varies. Most people think that tea prep is just adding boiling water to a tea bag and letting it steep. However, you have various temperatures that are suited to different types of tea. For example, the water temperature for green tea is about 175 degrees, whereas a black tea, it's 195 degrees.
A lot of times, I order the tea and I'm handed a cup of boiling hot water and a tea bag. It is so hot that I can feel it through two cups, a cardboard sleeve, and need about 3 napkins wrapped around the cup so I don't feel like I'm going to scald myself. Once in a while I get a person who heats the water just right, but it's not often. The tea itself, however, is great. My favorite is the Colonile, a Vietnamese black tea with French vanilla. Mango Ceylon is also another favorite. Hm, looking at the website, they also have Lili’uokalani, which OpenTable/Tryst carries, so maybe they buy from the same supplier.
Baked & Wired also has baked goods, of course. These tend to range in price from $2-5, and are comparable to area bakeries. I have tried a few and they are tasty. I like the cofffee cake and muffins. They even have doggie treats and pies baked from scratch.
They also carry quiche, pasta, wraps, and salad. The pasta salad is the most cheapest entree (it tasted strange when I tried it), but the wraps are extremely overpriced at ~$10. They have a hummus filling with veggies and chicken with cherry tomatoes. I've tried them a handful of times and they taste mushy and bland. These are made ahead of time and sit on the counter until someone buys them. In my opinion, wraps taste best when they are made to order, but the counter space at this establishment is very small, so I can understand why they make them ahead of time.
At the same price, you'll also find entree salads. I like the mandarin chicken salad. The dressing is tangy and sweet but again, price is a factor. You can get a salad at Uno's, Tu-o-Tu, or Marvelous Market for less money.
Staff here are very friendly and are accommodating to the lactose intolerant. I am not sure if they charge extra for soy, but I've never paid extra for soy milk, which is a plus in my book. Be aware that $15 is the minimum for credit cards. They also have debit cards for frequent buyers.
If you're in need for a nice place for drinks and baked goods, Baked & Wired might be just what the doctor ordered.
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